Life is Short: Live With Intention

I recently got some sad news. A former high school classmate died suddenly last week. He was in his mid 40s, and the cause of his death is unknown at this point. He was an extremely talented guitar player back in high school, and went on to study a combination of music and engineering in college. The news of his passing reminded me of this thought:

Life is short, it could end at any time - make sure you're living the way you want to live

If you're NOT living how you want to, it's not too late. If you're doing work you'd rather NOT be doing, you CAN do something about it. Read more

Our 7-Step Guide to Finding What You Love?

Did you catch our social media campaign last week revolving around finding the work you love to do? For a full week, we ran a set of free and fun exercises every day, ranging from exploring your interests, to reflecting on what makes you happy, to carrying out the change you want to make in your work life.

If you missed it, don't worry, you can go through the Guide at your pace. Get started with Day 1: Your Key Work Motivators, and navigate to the rest of the days from there. And let us know what your experience is by leaving comments for each day. Get started with Day 1

10 words NOT to use on your LinkedIn profile

As a career coach, I see my fair share of resumes and LinkedIn profiles. I've noticed that certain words and descriptors tend to be used so often, by so many, that they lose their punch. Apparently, there may be an oversupply of "self-starting, motivated, driven, strategic thinkers" out there. This Fast Company article talks about some of these words that you might want to avoid, but also about an alternative to using them.

The bottom line: Whether in your resume, your LinkedIn profile, or an interview... Show them don't tell them. Let your experience do the talking. Read the article

NEWS: Guillermo to take part in U of Phoenix Entrepreneur Event

Cambio's Guillermo Villar was invited to take part in the 2015 Entrepreneur Event that the University of Phoenix is organizing at many of its campuses in the month of August. The tagline this year is Start Small. Think big. Take your business to the next level. Guillermo will be part of an expert panel that will discuss a number of topics around business and entrepreneurship.

This is event is open to anyone 18 years or older. If you're near Charlotte and are interested in the topic of business and entrepreneurship, join us on August 11 at 5:30pm at the Charlotte campus. If you live somewhere else, follow the link below to find an Entrepreneur Event at a campus closer to you.